Interview: Engraved Darkness Tells of Tales

Engraved Darkness

Too many times we hear politicians, great moralizers, and the uninitiated talking about how extreme metal is glorifying evil in the world.

Frankly, this concept does not make sense.

When was the last time someone said that Law & Order: SVU was glorifying crime in New York City?

No one has ever said that or that Stephen King's IT was glorifying demonic clowns that turn into giant spiders and eat children every 30 years.

Granted, that would be a bit specific.

Bands who find themselves writing about the dark side of the world interest me. Do they hate the world all the time? Are they truly evil? Are they different from you and me? Let's find out with Engraved Darkness.

Album Review: "Diabolical Scriptures" by Engraved Darkness

Diabolical Scriptures

Gene Simmons has been making some interesting comments about the state of music lately.

Rock is dead.

He can't wait for the end of rap music.

How amazing is it that he has become an old curmudgeon in his social security years.

It just means that we're all suspect when it comes to music as we start to have more rings around the tree I suppose. Things like this to me are why I soldier on here.

His distaste for rap in particular is what I find the most interesting. He claims not be gangster enough to relate to it. As if one has to be a mythical god to be able to relate to God of Thunder or a werewolf to be able to relate to Almost Human. I won't even touch Christine Sixteen or Domino...

Well here's another album full of songs that I don't personally relate to...because you don't have to be able to enjoy it.